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-JBoss (pronounced Jay Boss) is an [Open Source
|OSS
] [J2EE] based
application server implemented
in pure
[Java]. Because it is [Java] based
, JBoss
can be used on any operating system that supports
[Java]. The core developers are now
hired by a services company named [JBoss Inc.|http://www.jboss.org/] founded by Marc Fleury, the writer
of the first
JBoss version
. The project is backed
by a worldwide network
of partners
. The company
profits from a
service-based business model
.%%%
-From:
[Wikipedia
|http://en
.wikipedia
.org
/wiki
/JBoss
]
+JBoss (pronounced Jay Boss) Application Server
is an [open source
|OpenSource
] [Java EE|
J2EE] application server. Implemented 100%
in [Java], it
can be used on any operating system that [Java] supports
.
+
+
The core developers were
hired by a services company named [JBoss Inc.|http://www.jboss.org/] founded by Marc Fleury, the original author
of JBoss AS
. JBoss Inc. was purchased
by RedHat in April 2006 for $420M USD, after
a bidding war with [Oracle].
+
+JBoss now package the application server, Apache TomCat, and other components used for creating "Enterprise MiddleWare".
+
+Because
of its open source nature and ability to be implemented with no licensing fees, it is a popular choice for deploying [Java enterprise applications|J2EE]
. JBoss
profits from providing
service for their software stack, and has a worldwide network of partners
.
+
+!! Links
+
+* Deploy a trivial
[Hello World on JBoss
|http://www
.centerkey
.com
/jboss
/]
